Coat and hat hanger.



No. 722,548. PATENTED MAR. 10, 1903.

G. B. WILLETT. COAT AND- HAT HANGER.

APPLIOATIONJILED FEB. 18, 1902.

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W N 555 /NVENTOF? IT E GERRARD B. WILLETT. u 5K t UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

GERRARD B. VVILLETT, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

COAT AND HAT HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters'Patent No. 722,548, dated March10, 1903.

Application filed February 18, 1902 Serial No. 94,596. (No model.) i

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GERRARD B. WILLETT, of Minneapolis, county ofHennepin, State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Coat and Hat Hangers,- of which the following is aspecification.

The object of this invention is to provide a neat ornamental deviceadapted to be hung on the wall to support a hat and coat and prevent thelatter from being wrinkled or rubbed by contact with the wall.

A further object is to provide a rack or holder formed, preferably, of asingle piece of wire bent into the desired form, and hence Very simpleand inexpensive to manufacture.

A further object is to provide a coat and hat rack which may also beadapted to support an umbrella.

The invention consists generally in various constructions andcombinations, all as hereinafter described, and particularly pointed outin the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification,Figurel represents a front View of a combined hat and coat rackembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same.

In the drawings, 2 represents a wire of suitable size having one end,that forms the top of the rack, bent to form the laterally-extendingloops 3 and the downwardly curved or bowed part 4 between them. Theloops 3 are adapted to receive the brim of a hat, while the crownthereof rests within the curve of the part 4, which supports the weightof the hat and prevents undue strain on the brim. After forming theloops 3 the end of the wire is passed around the main portion thereof toform an eye or loop 5, by which the device is suspended on the wall. Theopposite or lower end of the wire is bent forward, forming an offset 5',and is also bent outwardly upon each side to form the spring-loops 6,whereon the coat is hung. The ofiset 5 causes the coat to set out fromthe wall and prevents it from rubbing thereon. The wire after beingpassed several times around the rod or shank connecting the coat and hathangeris extended down below the loop 6 and after forming an eye 7 islaterally turnedinto the umbrellahook 8. v v

The hanger is preferably made of a single piece of wire bent into thedesired form or shape, the wire being of suitable size to permit of thedevice yielding or springing under the weight of the garments thereon.This characteristic of the holder allows it to conform more accuratelyto the shape of the hat or coat.

I claim as my invention A combined coat and hat hanger, comprisreceivingloops 3 and an intermediate downwardly-curved crown-receiving part 4formed by bending the upper end of said rod, laterallyextendingcoat-supporting loops 6 formed by bending the lower end of said rod, anda forwardly-extending ofiset 5 provided in the end of said rod near saidloops to set them out from the wall andprevent rubbing and wrinkling ofthe garment hung thereon and around which ofiset the lower portion ofsaid rod is Wrapped after the formation of said loops, substantially asdescribed.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 13th day ofFebruary, 1902.

GERRARD B. WILLETT. In presence of- RICHARD PAUL, M. O. NOONAN.

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